June 6th is the National Day of Slayer, in opposition to the National Day of Prayer. And while it isn't a true national holiday, the folks over at http://www.nationaldayofslayer.org/ are doing their damnedest to get it recognized. This year will mark the 3rd year that the holiday has been celebrated, and this year support is larger than ever.
Why would someone want to celebrate a Day of Slayer? If you even have to ask you should just punch yourself in the face. Why celebrate a day of Slayer? Because it's FUCKING SLAYER!! One of the most influential metal bands ever. Even if you're an extreme metal historian who knows about all the other influential yet underrated bands of the time you can't not recognize their popularity and their advancement of the genre.
How are you supposed to celebrate The National Day of Slayer? Well if you think it's by having a moment of silence you're dead wrong. The National Day of Slayer Task Force asks that you
1. Arm yourself to the teeth with Slayer's discography.
2. Blast Slayer at all times, on all radios, at maximum volume
3. No Fucking Headphones!
Their website states that the object of the holiday is to project Slayer upon the non-participants. They go on to state ways to take the holiday to the extreme by
* Stage a "Slay-out." Don't go to work. Listen to Slayer.
* Have a huge block party that clogs up a street in your neighborhood. Blast Slayer albums all evening. Get police cruisers and helicopters on the scene. Finish with a full-scale riot.
* Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries.
* Play Slayer covers with your own band (since 99% of your riffs are stolen from Slayer anyway).
* Kill the neighbor's dog and blame it on Slayer.
I will be doing my part by posting a few of Slayer's greatest hits on my blog, so even if you aren't a proud owner of a Slayer album you can recognize this great holiday, and pay tribute to the GREATEST GENRE OF MUSIC EVER.
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